(a) “Adjustment factor” / “coefficient+ – job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the organizations prices as published in the current unit price book. Typically within a range of 0.80 to 1.20.
(b) “Indefinite quantity” means one or more of the construction tasks listed in the unit price book.
(c) “Job order” – a firm, fixed priced, lump-sum order issued by an organization to a job order contractor for a definite project scope of work as compiled from the unit price book to be performed pursuant to a job order contract.
(d) “Job order contract” – a contract, awarded to a most qualified bidder on a best value selection basis in which the contractor agrees to a fixed period, fixed-unit price, and indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract that provides for the use of job orders for renovation, repair, maintenance, or minor new construction projects in conformance with applicable regulations.
(e) “Job order contract technical specifications” – a book, defined by the organization, detailing the technical specifications with regard to quality of materials and workmanship to be used by the job order contractor in accomplishing the tasks listed in the unit price book. These are typically not specialized to the job order contract, but the organization’s current standard technical specifications and referenced as applicable to the all JOC projects.
(f) “Job order contractor” – a licensed, bonded, and general liability insured contractor awarded a job order contract.
(g) “Offer to perform work” – the job order contractor’s proposal for a specific job order in response to the organization’s RFP.
(h) “Plans and specifications” -the unit price book and the organization’s technical specifications. The scope of work to be performed with a job order contract is potentially, but not necessarily, all the tasks published in the unit price catalog. No more than 10% of the value of any JOC project should be derived from items not found within the UPB.
(i) “Project” – the specific requirements and work to be accomplished by the job order contractor in connection with an individual job order.
(j) “Project labor agreement” – an agreement that meets the requirements of applicable regulations.
(k) “Project scope of work” – the document and related drawings, specifications, and writings referenced therein which together set forth the specific requirements and work to be accomplished by the job order contractor in connection with an individual job order.
(l) “Proposal” – the job order contractor prepared document quoting those construction tasks listed in the unit price book that the job order contractor requires to complete the project scope of work, together with the appropriate quantities of each task… a detailed line item construction cost estimate. The pricing of each task shall be accomplished by multiplying the construction task unit price by the proposed quantity. The total of all line items is then multiplied by the contractor’s competitively bid and accepted adjustment factor/coefficient. The proposal shall also contain a schedule for the completion of a specific project scope of work as requested by the organization. The proposal may also contain approved drawings, work schedule, permits, or other documentation as the organization may require for a specific job order. The proposal shall be certified as contract compliant by a reviewer independent of the contractor, and a member of the owner organization (not a JOC consultant or other third party with a financial interest tied to the value of construction volume, or other association that could lead to the potential for fraud.
(m) “Subcontractor” -any person, firm, or corporation, other than the employees of the job order contractor, who is bonded and general liability insured and who contracts to furnish labor, or labor and materials, at the worksite or in connection with a job order, whether directly or indirectly on behalf of the job order contractor.
(o) “Unit price book” – an electronic/published book containing specific construction tasks and the unit prices to install or demolish that construction. The listed tasks shall be locally researched and based on generally accepted industry standards and information, where available, for various items of work to be performed by the job order contractor. The prices shall include the cost of materials, labor, and equipment for performing the items of work. The prices shall not include overhead and profit. All unit prices shall be developed using local prevailing wages and/or Davis Bacon wage rates.